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Investibank's €11.1 mln recovery from Latvian airline company upheld

The Ninth Commercial Appeals Court upheld a decision of the first-instance court granting the recovery by Investbank of €11.1 million from Latvia's Baltijas Aviacijas Sistemas (BAS).

17:41 27.06.2013

Russian and US celebrities speak up for banker Lebedev

Russian and foreign celebrities, a British clergyman and a retired officer of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service have appealed to the Ostanskinsky District Court not to judge banker Alexander Lebedev harshly.

17:19 27.06.2013

Russian pilot to be tried for crash landing in Czech Republic

The investigators and prosecutors have sent to the court the case against Major Sergei Koryagin, a military pilot whose plane crash landed in the Czech Republic in May 2012.

16:57 27.06.2013

Russian Supreme Court urges compliance with ECHR decisions

Russian courts will take into account the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) - not only in cases against Russia but also in those involving other countries - where the circumstances of cases and the laws applied are similar to Russian law, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.

16:32 27.06.2013

Banker claims he punched Polonsky to neutralize his aggression

Banker Alexander Lebedev said he punched businessman Sergei Polonsky during the filming of an NTV talk show to neutralize his aggression.

15:57 27.06.2013

Todashev’s father plans to sue US over son’s killing

The father of a Russian immigrant shot dead by the FBI during questioning in Florida said on Tuesday he would sue the US authorities over what he describes as the “extrajudicial execution” of his son.

14:30 27.06.2013

Michael Jackson warned tour might "kill" him - report

Michael Jackson's oldest son Prince testified in court that his father had said that AEG Live promoters would "kill" him as he rehearsed for an upcoming tour prior to his June 2009 death.

12:56 27.06.2013

Garzon opts not to represent Snowden

Former Spanish judge and present senior counsel for Wikileaks Baltasar Garzon announced his law firm ILOCAD had decided not to defend NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in a statement released to RAPSI by the law firm Wednesday.

12:23 27.06.2013

Election NGO GOLOS suspended for six months - Justice Ministry

The Justice Ministry has suspended the operations of the GOLOS Association for six months for refusing to register as a foreign agent, the ministry said.

11:52 27.06.2013

No more Russian adoptees to US – Kremlin ombudsman

No more Russian children would be allowed to join potential adoptive families in the United States despite calls from US officials for flexibility with adoptions that were “in process” before Moscow banned Americans from adopting Russian children earlier this year.

11:09 27.06.2013

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